On a day when Oregon State Beavers' wide receiver Richard Mullaney ended up on crutches, OSU beat reporter Gina Mizell gives you a quick take of the details and other news from Friday's spring football practice in Corvallis.

In an occasional feature, we're giving some of the Oregon State Beavers coaches, players and staff one minute to tell what the top three things they are focusing on to make the Beavers a winning team this season. Up now: Receivers coach Brent Brennan.

Oregonian OSU beat reporter Gina Mizell does a quick take on the Beavers’ NCAA second round opponent, the South Carolina Gamecocks, who they will face Tuesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.

Oregon State Beavers freshman guard Sydney Wiese and senior guard Alyssa Martin reflect on the team's win over Middle Tennessee and look forward to Tuesday's NCAA second round game against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Seattle at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Lory Duralia has been going native in her West Linn home garden for more than 25 years. In this month's video, she shows garden specialist Anne Jaeger and photographer Randy L. Rasmussen why native plantings are a smart choice, often colorful and really simple to care for.

Andre Agassi talks about playing in Portland Thursday night, one of twelve cities in the 2014 PowerShares Series, a competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary tennis icons and world-renowned champions. In Portland with Agassi are: Jim Courier, John McEnroe and James Blake. Each tournament features 4 players paired off in one set semi-finals and culminates with the winners meeting in a one-set championship match.

Jim Courier talks about playing in Portland Thursday night, one of twelve cities in the 2014 PowerShares Series, a competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary tennis icons and world-renowned champions. In Portland with Cpurier are Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and James Blake. Each tournament features 4 players paired off in one set semi-finals and culminates with the winners meeting in a one-set championship match.

John McEnroe talks about playing in Portland Thursday night, one of twelve cities in the 2014 PowerShares Series, a competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary tennis icons and world-renowned champions. In Portland with McEnroe are Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and James Blake. Each tournament features 4 players paired off in one set semi-finals and culminates with the winners meeting in a one-set championship match.

James Blake talks about playing in Portland Thursday night, one of twelve cities in the 2014 PowerShares Series, a competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary tennis icons and world-renowned champions. In Portland with Blake are Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and John McEnroe. Each tournament features 4 players paired off in one set semi-finals and culminates with the winners meeting in a one-set championship match. Other players in the series are: Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, Jimmy Connors, Michael Chang, Pat Cash, Ivan Lendl, Todd Martin, and Mark Philippoussis.

Jason Collins, with the Brooklyn Nets, played against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland Wednesday night after coming out at the end of last season as gay. At the end of the season, he became a free agent and did not play again until Feb. 24, 2014 when he signed with the Nets and became the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of four North American sports leagues. The Portland game was the first game Collins could wear the number 98, a tribute to Matthew Shepard, A University of Wyoming student who was killed in 1998 because he was gay.